Dwarf Planet Pluto

Pluto is not owned by anyone. It is a dwarf planet located in our solar system and is considered a part of the larger celestial community that belongs to all of humanity.

When a planet has two moons, both moons would interact with the planet's gravity and affect each other's orbits. This can lead to complex gravitational interactions between the moons, causing changes in their orbits over time. The presence of two moons can also influence tidal forces on the planet, affecting its surface and climate.

Pluto's special weakness is said to be his infatuation with Proserpina, whom he kidnaps and takes as his queen to the underworld. This vulnerability is exploited in some myths to gain favor or leverage against him.

Pluto's composition is primarily made up of rock and water ice, with a thin atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide. Its surface is covered in a frozen crust of methane and nitrogen ice, with evidence of geologic activity such as flowing glaciers and frosty mountain peaks. Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and is located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune.

Neptune and Pluto are two heavenly bodies that were predicted to exist before they were sighted. Neptune's existence was predicted based on perturbations in the orbit of Uranus, while Pluto's existence was predicted based on gravitational influences on the orbits of Neptune and Uranus.

Liquid Core

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Terrestrial Planets-Rocky

Small

Few Moons

Small(compared to gas giants)

Gas Planets - Helium and Hydrogen based

Denser cores.

Have rings.

Many Moons.

Very large

Longer Revolution time.

Comparisons- Planets

Under the sun's gravitational pull.

Part of Milky Way galaxy

No, planets do not revolve around the sun at the same speed. Their orbital speeds depend on their distance from the sun - planets closer to the sun have shorter orbital periods and faster speeds, while those further away have longer orbital periods and slower speeds.

Planet X is the theorized, but unconfirmed, "10th" planet in our solar system (when we had 9 planets total and Pluto was still considered a true planet). This elusive "Planet X" was thought most likely to be a gas giant and probably the cause of Pluto's off-planar orbital tilt. It was also thought to be the cause for some strange behavior with Neptune in respect to the other gas giants. In fact hunting for "Planet 9" was why Pluto was discovered in the first place. It soon became apparent, however, that Pluto was not "massive" enough to have caused the anomalies with Neptune - hence the hunt for Planet X.

A planet with an eccentric orbit that crosses the orbit of another planet would create gravitational interactions and potential collisions between the two planets. This scenario could lead to disturbances in their orbits, potentially causing erratic behavior and possible impacts between the planets.

it has a one fifth mass of earths moon and one third volume of earths moon

Pluto sometimes approaches nearer to the sun than Saturn, because Pluto's orbit is elliptical, somewhat like a squashed circle. Pluto's orbit is also highly inclined at an angle of 17 degrees. Pluto takes 248-years to orbit the sun once, and at its closest point, comes within 30-astronomical units of the sun.

No, it is not. NO orbits of natural satellites are perfect circles. (And when NASA manages to achieve a perfectly circular orbit for an artificial satellite, it doesn't stay that way for very long!)

All orbits are ellipses. The Earth's orbit is pretty close to circular; it's only about a 3% eccentricity. On January 4th (or thereabouts) when Earth is closest to the Sun, it's about 91 million miles away; on July 2nd (or about) when the Earth is most distant, it's a little over 94 million miles.

It is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far larger -- 20 times as wide and 20-200 times as massive. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies (remnants from the Solar System's formation). It is home to at least three dwarf planets - Pluto, Haumea and Makemake. But while the asteroid belt is composed primarily of rock and metal, the Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (dubbed "ices"), such as methane, ammonia and water.

Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It has been renamed a "dwarf planet" since it shares its orbit with other, similar sized (or larger... Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's, and Neptune is enormous compared to Pluto) bodies.

There are 8 known planets in the Solar System, and it's considered unlikely that more will be discovered if the current guidelines are kept (anything large enough to "sweep out its own orbit" would have a detectable impact on the orbit of Neptune).

There are around 500 confirmed "exoplanets" (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun).

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Pluto's mother was Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility in Greek mythology. She was also known as Ceres in Roman mythology.

To draw a picture of a dwarf planet, you can start by creating a round or oval shape to represent the body of the planet. You can then add features like craters, surface markings, or moons to make it more detailed. Adding labels for key characteristics like its name and size can also help enhance the drawing.

Pluto is way to small to be a planet.Now we have 8 planets in our solar system not 9.Pluto is much smaller then earths moon!If Pluto was just a little bit smaller then Mercury, it would be a planet, but Pluto is TINY compared to mercury.

Both Pluto and Eris (a "dwarf planet" even further from the Sun than Pluto) are constantly moving in their own orbits. Sometimes they may be on opposite sides of the solar system, and at other times they won't be too far apart (as planets go).

The length of a day on a dwarf planet can vary depending on its rotation speed. For example, on Pluto, a day lasts about 6.4 Earth days. A dwarf planet's year is determined by its orbital period around the Sun, which can range from several Earth years for bodies like Pluto to over 248 Earth years for bodies like Eris.

Yes, it is highly likely that Earth will still be around in the year 3000. While we cannot predict the future with absolute certainty, based on current scientific understanding, there is no major event expected that would destroy the planet before then.

That description fits the planet Neptune in our solar system. Neptune is usually the 8th planet from the sun, but due to its orbital path and the orbit of Pluto, every 248 years it moves inside Pluto's orbit for a period of around 20 years before returning to its usual position.

Pluto is still considered to be the the largest KBO, however there are several "scattered" objects that are believed to have come from the Kuiper Belt. For a discussion of the sizes of known KBO's and Scattered KBO's see the related link